license; permit; licence; certificate
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
various parties or factions; minor parties
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
correct location; correct position
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(judo) foot technique; footwork
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
practice; practising; training; study
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to control; to command; to get the better of
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
convenience; user-friendliness